Juggling toy



Feb. 24. 1925.

. 1,527,532 J. ALCARAZ JUGGLING TOY Filed Jan. 4, 1924 IN V EN TOR JAlcaraz BY MV ATTORNEY Patented Feb. 24, 1925.

- ibly connected to the spear UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

J'U'GGLING TOY.

Application filed January 4, 1924. Serial No. 684,281.

'1 '0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Jose ALoAnAz, a citizen of Mexico, residing at NewYork, in the county of New York and State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Im provements in Juggling Toys, of which thefollowing is a speclfication.

This invention has for its main object to provide a type of juggling toyfor children and others, which is both instructive and entertaining asit requires practice to become adopt in its use, as after short racticethe trick which appears difficult at rst, may be readily accomplished.

,Another object is to provide an article as mentioned and comprising ahandle bar used as a spear, and a free swinging member, flexy a cord,the trick of thistoy being to swing the lastnamed member and catch thesame upon the spear.

These and other objects will become apparent in the description below,in which characters of reference refer to like-named parts in thedrawing. 7

Referring briefly to the drawing, Figure 1 is an illustrativeperspective view showing the swinging member in various positlons andthe spear poised for a catch.

Figure 2 is an elevational view showing a modified type of swingingmember poised upon the spear, the swinging member bemg shown in sectionto illustrate the construction thereof.

Figure 3 is an illustrative view'showing the toy in its initial ositionpreparatory to the performance of t e trick.

Referrin in detail to the drawing, the numeral 1 lndicates a swingingmember, 1n this case a drum but its outline may be of any designdesired. In Figures 2 and 3 a spheroid swinging member 2 is illustrated.Both types of swinging members have longltudinal circular channels 3passing axlally thru the greater portion of the body of the swingingmembers. These circular channels communicate with a smaller opening attheir opposite ends, the opening being indicated by the numeral 4. Aflexible cord 5 of suitable length has one of its ends formed-into aknot 6 after said end has been slipped thru the opening 4. The op ositeend of the cord is then twlsted 'aroun a spear handle 7, and is securedto said handle intermediate its length in a circular depression 8. Theoutline of the handle'is curved into any ornamental shape desired andthe base 9 may be used to support the same in vertical position'when thetoy is not being used. At the upper end of the handle a stud 10 isrovided which is tapered thru a portion of its length, said stud beingadapted to be easily slipped into the channel 3 of its respectiveswinging member.

The swinging member shown in Figure 1 is cylindrical in shape having itsouter peripherial edges formed into fiat taperlng bands 11 and thesurface between these bands is spherical in shape, said portion beingindicated by the numeral 12.

In using the toy to perform the trick, the

handle is grasped in the palm of the hand with the stud 10 pointingupwardly. When 1n this osition the swinging member hangs suspen ed fromthe cord 5 as illustrated in 1 full lines in Figure 3. The sus endedswinging member 1 or 2 is then osclllated to and fro until the inertiacarries the same to horizontal position. Until this time the distancebetween the handle and swinging member remains fixed by the cord 5,which is until this time taut. As the swinging member is lifted abovethe horizontal plane the hand which holds the handle is moved intocloser relation withthe swinging member thereby permitting the latter torotate. As the swinging member travels from the horizontal to thevertical plane, the same will rotate about its axis. As the swingingmember rotates to the position where the channel 3 is nearly in avertical plane and mutually adjacent the stud 10 the handle is thrusttoward the swinging member, so that said stud 10 is inserted into thechannel 3. At an initial trial the trick appears difiicult but with somelittle practice a person becomes adept and can usually cause the swining member to readily engage the stud o the handle member.

I claim lindrical b0 y having a' cyl ndrical channel assing axiallytherethru, the channel being having a blunt end, the stud extendinloniiirger at one end, a spherical surface encirgitudmally from'thehandle, said stud ein cling the body intermediate its length, a partlytapered lengt I hwise, and a base on the 10 l knotted cord passing thruthe restncted end opgosite end of said handle.

6 of said channel, a handle the op site end testimony whereof I aflix mysignature.

of said cord being secured to sm handle, a

stud on the end of said handle, said stud JOSE ALOARM

